OPERATION “COMPASS”: DEFEAT OF ITALY IN NORTH AFRICA

7 DECEMBER 1940 —9 FEBRUARY 1941 23—25 SEPTEMBER 1940 British naval forces attempt to seize Dakar. 6 JANUARY 1941 Roosevelt announces his Lend Lease plan to Congress. 19 JANUARY 1941 Hitler agrees to send military air to the Italians in Libya. 19/20 JANUARY 1941 British offensive opens in East Africa. 22 JANUARY 1941 Capture of Tobruk. 7 FEBRUARY 1941 Surrender of Benghazi. 28 MARCH 1941 Italian fleet defeated at Battle of Cape Matapan. LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP (LRDG) The Long Range Desert Group was formed in June 1940 by Captain Ralph Bagnold at the start of the North African campaign against Italy. Driving in specially converted trucks, the group penetrated behind Axis lines, provided intelligence and carried out acts of sabotage against enemy supplies and airfields. The group consisted at…

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All About History Book Of World War II (Digital) - 1 Issue, All About History Book Of World War II 3rd Edition

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